What the Master Would Not Discuss
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The work has also been translated as What the Master Does not Speak ofTemplate:Sfnp and other such titles, as well as Censored by Confucius in one English-language translated work of selected tales.Template:Sfnp
Title
The title of the work Zi bu yu refers to the passage of the Analects of Confucius[1] that states, "The topics the Master did not speak of were prodigies, force, disorder and gods".[2] His reference to the master was criticised as a 'heretical' use of Confucian texts.Template:Sfnp
Yuan later changed the title to Xin Qixie (Script error: No such module "Lang-zh"., "New Wonder Tales of Qi/from Qi") when he discovered there was a Yuan dynasty text with the title What the Master Would Not Discuss. However, Yuan's collection is still commonly known by its original title.Template:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp
The original anthology appeared in 24 volumes,Template:Efn and a sequel anthology followed in 10 volumes[3]Template:Sfnp under the title Xu xin Qi xie (Script error: No such module "Lang-zh"., "A Sequel to New Wonder Tales of Qi").Template:Sfnp The 34 total volumes combined boasts a content exceeding 1,000 short stories and accounts.Template:Sfnp
Release
Zi Buyi first appeared in print in 1788.Template:Sfnp In contrast to the prevailing Confucian orthodoxy of the imperial court, the 747 short stories depicted a rich tapestry of daily life, including themes of ghosts, sex, betrayal, revenge, transvestism, homosexuality, and corruption.Template:Sfnp However, Yuan defended the collection, as the whims of an ageing man enjoying his last days as much as possible,Template:Sfnp though the content of his stories relates to many of his personal grievances with the Confucian establishment.Template:Sfnp
The work was so popular that the government censored it in 1836 during attempts to suppress anti-establishment sentiment.Template:Sfnp
Stories
The stories were collected over a lengthy period of time.Template:Sfnp The sources included oral accounts from friends and relatives, official gazettes, or other collections.Template:Sfnp
Explanatory notes
References
Citations
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- ↑ Confucius. Shu Er, Analects 《论语·述而》: "Zi bu yu guai, li, luan, shen Script error: No such module "Lang"."
- ↑ Lau, D. C. tr. (1982) [1979] Confucius: The Analects, Book Seven, p. 88 apud Template:Harvp, p. xxiii
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Works cited
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External links
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